Stem major here. I expected to go into this class and just grind thru for the credit but prof Bernadette actually got me to care ab the renaissance. Readings tended to be a bit dry but lecture was interesting. Would take another class with Bernadette

Andrea is a nice professor. Lectures were hard to get through, lots of tangents. Online final exam, two essays, and one very easy project. Not a hard class but not an engaging one either

Great course to take at GE. Professor is very passionate but lectures are sometimes hard to follow as there is so much info on slides and she switches topics constantly. Slides are posted on canvas, weekly open-book quizzes. Midterm in class essay with cheat sheet, final online lots of writing. Attendance through poll everywhere.

The professor uses very hard-to-understand vocabulary in her lectures, and the reading is super confusing. Pretty dependent on who your TA is and if the sections help with your understanding. Lots of reading and writing, wouldn't recommend. Very broad and unorganized assignments

There was no option for English 145 - but Prof Andrea is an amazing and passionate professor. She cares about her students, welcomes participation and is clearly passionate about the subject. Put effort into the readings and come to class ready to talk! Highly recommend taking one of her courses

Good teacher, inspired me to care a little about the European Renaissance when I previously would have never cared. The class was pretty easy as I did very little of the homework. However, the homework readings were often very fun so I would recommend reading them. Very easy to get at least a B in the class assuming you do all the work and show up.

Attendance is required, prof really cares about the subject matters. Do the readings and you'll be fine, however there is a lot and weekly reading quizzes but they have unlimited attempts.

Obviously very passionate about what she teaches. I really enjoyed some of the readings, but homework was assigned last minute and assignments had little structure, including a presentation which was a decent portion of our grade.

One of the best professors I've had at UCSB! Very light weekly readings (never more than 20-30 pages) and she breaks down the readings very well in lecture. She knows a lot of people are taking the class for a GE so she is very accommodating and doesn't overassign work. She makes renaissance lit very accessible, could not recommend this class more!

I don't usually leave a comment but professor Andrea is amazing. You can tell she is very professional and knowledgeable. She loves what she taught and she teaches well. Would definitely take this class again

There are a lot of readings each week. However, as long as you read them all, it's not hard to get an A. Besides, Prof. Andrea is very caring. Whenever you ask her a question, she will answer it very carefully.

Professor Andrea is very kind and understanding. she will honestly try her best to help you pass the class as she canceled class lecture 1 time so she extended the rest of the quizzes.